Read the full stored bill text
Req. No. 2431 Page 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1387 By: Jech
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 68 O.S.
2021, Sections 1355 and 1404, as amended by Sections
1 and 2, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp.
2025, Sections 1355 and 1404), which relate to sales
and use tax exemption; expanding exemption for
vehicles to include vehicles sold within a certain
period for purposes of calculating tax on vehicle
purchase; updating statutory language; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1355, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 1355), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1355. There are hereby specifically exempted from the
tax levied pursuant to the provisions of Section 1350 et seq. of
this title:
1. Sale of gasoline, motor fuel, methanol, “M-85” which is a
mixture of methanol and gasoline containing at least eighty-five
percent (85%) methanol, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural
gas, or liquefied petroleum gas on which the Motor Fuel Tax motor
Req. No. 2431 Page 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
fuel tax, Gasoline Excise Tax gasoline excise tax, Special Fuels Tax
special fuels tax, or the fee in lieu of Special Fuels Tax special
fuels tax levied in Section 500.1 et seq., Section 601 et seq. or
Section 701 et seq. of this title has been, or will be paid;
2. For the sale of motor vehicles or any optional equipment or
accessories attached to motor vehicles on which the Oklahoma Motor
Vehicle Excise Tax motor vehicle excise tax levied in Section 2101
et seq. of this title has been, or will be paid, all but a portion
of the levy provided under Section 1354 of this title, equal to one
and twenty-five-hundredths twenty-five one-hundredths percent
(1.25%) of the gross receipts of such sales. For the purposes of
this paragraph, if the sale of a motor vehicle includes a trade-in,
gross receipts shall be calculated based only on the difference
between the value of the trade-in vehicle and the actual sales price
of the vehicle being purchased. For the purposes of this paragraph,
if an individual liable for tax pursuant to this paragraph has sold
a vehicle within six (6) months prior to or after the date of the
transfer of title on the vehicle being purchased, gross receipts
shall be calculated based only on the difference between the value
of the vehicle sold and the actual sales price of the vehicle being
purchased. If an individual sells a vehicle within six (6) months
after the date of the transfer of title on a vehicle purchased and
has paid the tax pursuant to this paragraph on the entire purchase
price of the vehicle, the individual shall be entitled to a refund
Req. No. 2431 Page 3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
of the portion of tax paid, equal to one and twenty-five one-
hundredths percent (1.25%) of the value of the vehicle sold, not to
exceed the total tax paid on the vehicle purchased by such
individual. Provided, the sale of motor vehicles shall not be
subject to any sales and use taxes levied by cities, counties, or
other jurisdictions of the state;
3. Sale of crude petroleum or natural or casinghead gas, and
other products subject to gross production tax pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1001 et seq. and Section 1101 et seq. of this
title. This exemption shall not apply when such products are sold
to a consumer or user for consumption or use, except when used for
injection into the earth for the purpose of promoting or
facilitating the production of oil or gas. This paragraph shall not
operate to increase or repeal the gross production tax levied by the
laws of this state;
4. Sale of aircraft on which the tax levied pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 6001 through 6007 of this title has been, or
will be paid or which are specifically exempt from such tax pursuant
to the provisions of Section 6003 of this title;
5. Sales from coin-operated devices on which the fee imposed by
Sections 1501 through 1512 of this title has been paid;
6. Leases of twelve (12) months or more of motor vehicles in
which the owners of the vehicles have paid the vehicle excise tax
levied by Section 2103 of this title;
Req. No. 2431 Page 4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
7. Sales of charity game equipment on which a tax is levied
pursuant to the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, Section 401 et seq. of
Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, or which is sold to an
organization that is:
a. a veterans’ organization exempt from taxation pursuant
to the provisions of paragraph (4), (7), (8), (10), or
(19) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the United
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq.,
b. a group home for mentally disabled individuals exempt
from taxation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the United
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq., or
c. a charitable health care organization which is exempt
from taxation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the United
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq.;
8. Sales of cigarettes or tobacco products to:
a. a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation which
has entered into a compact with the State of Oklahoma
pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of Section
346 of this title or to a licensee of such a tribe or
Req. No. 2431 Page 5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
nation, upon which the payment in lieu of taxes
required by the compact has been paid, or
b. a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation or to a
licensee of such a tribe or nation upon which the tax
levied pursuant to the provisions of Section 349.1 or
Section 426 of this title has been paid;
9. Leases of aircraft upon which the owners have paid the
aircraft excise tax levied by Section 6001 et seq. of this title or
which are specifically exempt from such tax pursuant to the
provisions of Section 6003 of this title;
10. The sale of low-speed or medium-speed electrical vehicles
on which the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Excise Tax motor vehicle excise
tax levied in Section 2101 et seq. of this title has been or will be
paid;
11. Effective January 1, 2005, sales of cigarettes on which the
tax levied in Section 301 et seq. of this title or tobacco products
on which the tax levied in Section 401 et seq. of this title has
been paid; and
12. Sales of electricity at charging stations as defined by
Section 6502 of this title when the electricity is sold by a
charging station owner or operator for purposes of charging an
electric vehicle as defined by Section 6502 of this title and the
tax imposed pursuant to Section 6504 of this title is collected and
remitted to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Req. No. 2431 Page 6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1404, as
amended by Section 2, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 1404), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1404. The provisions of Section 1401 et seq. of this
title shall not apply:
1. In respect to the use of any article of tangible personal
property brought into the State of Oklahoma this state by a
nonresident individual, visiting in this state, for his or her
personal use or enjoyment, while within the state;
2. In respect to the use of tangible personal property
purchased for resale before being used;
3. In respect to the use of any article of tangible personal
property on which a tax, equal to or in excess of that levied by
Section 1401 et seq. of this title, has been paid by the person
using such tangible personal property in this state, whether such
tax was levied under the laws of this state or some other state of
the United States. If any article of tangible personal property has
already been subjected to a tax, by this or any other state, in
respect to its sale or use, in an amount less than the tax imposed
by Section 1401 et seq. of this title, the provisions of Section
1401 et seq. of this title shall apply to it by a rate measured by
the difference only between the rate herein provided and the rate by
which the previous tax upon the sale or use was computed. Provided,
Req. No. 2431 Page 7
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
that no credit shall be given for taxes paid in another state, if
that state does not grant like credit for taxes paid in this state;
4. In respect to the use of tangible personal property now
specifically exempted from taxation under the Oklahoma Sales Tax
Code. Provided, for the sale of motor vehicles or any optional
equipment or accessories attached to motor vehicles on which the
Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Excise Tax motor vehicle excise tax levied
pursuant to Sections Section 2101 through 2108 et seq. of this title
has been, or will be paid, the exceptions shall apply to all but a
portion of the levy provided under Section 1402 of this title, equal
to one and twenty-five-hundredths twenty-five one-hundredths percent
(1.25%) of the purchase price. For the purposes of this paragraph,
if the sale of a motor vehicle includes a trade-in, the purchase
price shall be calculated based only on the difference between the
value of the trade-in vehicle and the actual purchase price of the
vehicle being purchased. For the purposes of this paragraph, if an
individual liable for tax pursuant to this paragraph has sold a
vehicle within six (6) months prior to or after the date of the
transfer of title on the vehicle being purchased, gross receipts
shall be calculated based only on the difference between the value
of the vehicle sold and the actual sales price of the vehicle being
purchased. If an individual sells a vehicle within six (6) months
after the date of the transfer of title on a vehicle purchased and
has paid the tax pursuant to this paragraph on the entire purchase
Req. No. 2431 Page 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
price of the vehicle, the individual shall be entitled to a refund
of the portion of tax paid, equal to one and twenty-five one-
hundredths percent (1.25%) of the value of the vehicle sold, not to
exceed the total tax paid on the vehicle purchased by such
individual. Provided further, the sale of motor vehicles shall not
be subject to any sales and use taxes levied by cities, counties, or
other jurisdictions of the state;
5. In respect to the use of any article or tangible personal
property brought into the state by an individual with intent to
become a resident of this state where such personal property is for
such individual’s personal use or enjoyment;
6. In respect to the use of any article of tangible personal
property used or to be used by commercial airlines or railroads;
7. In respect to livestock purchased outside this state and
brought into this state for feeding or breeding purposes, and which
is later resold; and
8. Effective January 1, 1991, in respect to the use of rail
transportation cars to haul coal to coal-fired plants located in
this state which generate electric power.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
60-2-2431 QD 12/30/2025 10:01:18 PM